Geography of Macau
Location: | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
Geographic coordinates: | 22 10 N, 113 33 E |
Map references: | Southeast Asia |
Area: | total: 28.2 sq km land: 28.2 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: | less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | total: 0.34 km regional border: China 0.34 km |
Coastline: | 41 km |
Maritime claims: | not specified |
Climate: | subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers |
Terrain: | generally flat |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m |
Natural resources: | NEGL |
Land use: | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
Irrigated land: | NA |
Natural hazards: | typhoons |
Environment - current issues: | NA |
Environment - international agreements: | party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member) |
Geography - note: | essentially urban; an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa; the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges |